Contradictions and Paradoxes in Judges 11:37

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Judges 11:37 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Judges 11:37. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Judges, the girl asked her father if she could go to the mountains with her friends for two months to be sad because she would never get married. She wanted time to say goodbye to her dreams with her friends.

Judges 11:37: And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows. [go up...: Heb. go and go down]

Contradiction with Exodus 20:13

This verse commands "Thou shalt not kill," which contradicts any notion of offering a human life as a sacrifice.

Exodus 20:13: Thou shalt not kill.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 12:31

This verse warns against doing abominable acts like sacrificing sons and daughters, contrasting with Jephthah's implied vow leading to his daughter's sacrifice.

Deuteronomy 12:31: Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods. [to the: Heb. of the]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:31

It states that God did not command the sacrifice of children, a practice condemned as it contradicts the vow that leads to Jephthah's daughter bewailing her fate.

Jeremiah 7:31: And they have built the high places of Tophet, which [is] in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded [them] not, neither came it into my heart. [came...: Heb. came it upon my heart]

Contradiction with Leviticus 18:21

Prohibits giving one's offspring to Molech, emphasizing no human sacrifices, conflicting with potential outcomes of Jephthah’s vow.

Leviticus 18:21: And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through [the fire] to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I [am] the LORD. [Molech: Gr. Moloch]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 16:20-21

Highlights that God rejects child sacrifice, indicating a contradiction if Jephthah's vow ends in his daughter's death.

Ezekiel 16:20-21: Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. [Is this] of thy whoredoms a small matter, [to be...: Heb. to devour]

Paradox #1

The contradiction in Judges 11:37 could arise from the potential conflict between honoring a vow to God and the ethical dilemma of sacrificing an innocent person. In this story, the character's agreement leads to a situation where fulfilling the promise might result in an act that seems unjust or ethically troubling, raising questions about the nature of promises and ethics.

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